FROM THE SCSOCOLD CASE FILES

On November 25, 2004, 76-year-old Charles Huff was reported missing from his home 3971 Laurel Branch Ct in Lakeland, FL. Polk County Deputies searched the Green Swamp Management Area believing Mr. Huff may have gone there to hunt. Deputies located Mr. Cha...

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SWAT Team

Special Weapons &amp Tactics

In response to a noticeable increase in potentially violent situations,
the Sumter County Sheriff's Office created its Special Weapons & Tactics
Team in May of 2002.

The formation of such a specialized unit evolves from the concept
that a well equipped and highly trained team can more effectively
and safely be employed in an enforcement confrontation than a
larger or lesser trained group of people.

Each member is selected from various divisions within the Sheriff's
Office. Team members typically work in different areas of the
Sheriff's Office such as the Criminal Investigations Division,
Uniformed Patrol or School Resource Division. The assignments of
each of the team members are their primary duty assignments and
they volunteer for the SWAT team as an additional duty.
Team members serve on a part-time, as-needed basis.

A tactical squad will consist of a group of highly motivated,
well-conditioned, specially equipped individuals trained to function
in tactical operations under a variety of circumstances and conditions.
It is believed that confronting a criminal with such a specialized unit
inhibits the inclination for violence and that resistance can be
discouraged and if necessary, defeated. The objective of the SWAT team
is the successful resolution of potentially violent encounters while
saving lives.

SWAT is a support element of the Sheriff's Office and is activated
whenever a situation requires the use of their specialized capabilities.
SWAT implements and carries out advanced tactics for situations
that call for an advanced law enforcement intervention.

The following are some examples of situations that, by their nature,
require the deployment of the SWAT Team:

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